Jawad H, Hodson N A, Nixon P J
1] St Lukes Hospital, Bradford [2] Shipley Health Centre.
School of Medicine and Dentistry, UCLAN.
Br Dent J. 2015 Jan;218(2):69-74. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2015.29.
The incidence of head and neck cancer is on the rise. Radiation therapy is one of the major treatment modalities for the management of oral malignancies. As with any treatment modality, radiation therapy is associated with various complications. The second part of this series is a review of the oral changes that occur during and after radiotherapy and the oral management of head and neck oncology patients before, during and after radiotherapy. Dental practitioners will encounter patients who have been affected by cancer or who are current cancer patents. General dental practitioners (GDPs) have a vital and proactive role in supporting such patients. The aim of this article is to review the oral management of these patients during and after radiotherapy, and gives practical advice for GDPs and their teams in the long-term care of these patients.
头颈癌的发病率正在上升。放射治疗是口腔恶性肿瘤治疗的主要方式之一。与任何治疗方式一样，放射治疗会引发各种并发症。本系列的第二部分回顾了放疗期间及放疗后发生的口腔变化，以及头颈肿瘤患者在放疗前、放疗期间和放疗后口腔的管理。牙科医生会遇到曾患癌症或正在患癌症的患者。普通牙科医生（GDPs）在为这类患者提供支持方面发挥着至关重要且积极主动的作用。本文旨在回顾这些患者在放疗期间及放疗后的口腔管理，并为GDPs及其团队在这些患者的长期护理方面提供实用建议。
